Sanitary belt



Jan. 28, 1930. v. D. MCKELVEY 1,745,106

SANI TARY BELT Filed May 25, 1928 Patented Jan. 28, 1930 UNITED STATES VERONICA D. MCKELVEY, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA SANITARY BELT Application filed May 25, 1928.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a holder for sanitary napkins, and the invention aims to provide a de' vice of the class described which will be read ily adjustable to accommodate persons of different sizes, novel means being provided for connecting the napkin with the belt and for supporting the napkin.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the belt from the front; and

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the belt from the back.

Figure 3 is a fragmental perspective view showing a modified form of the invention.

In carrying out the invention, there is provided a belt which includes side straps 1 of any desired width and material, the side straps being flexible and resiliently elastlc. Inverted L-shaped back pads 2 are provided and preferably are made of inelastic flexible material such as cloth. The back pads 2 include oppositely prolonged circumferential arms 3, and depending arms 4:. Each of the pads 2 is made up of a plurality of layers 5, held together by stitching shown at 6. Inverted L-shaped front pads 7 are provided and preferably are formed of inelastic flexible material, such as cloth. The front pads 7 comprise depending arms 9 and oppositely r extended circumferential arms 8. The pads 7 are made up of a plurality of layers 10 held together by stitching shown at 11.

The numeral 12 marks a resilient or elastic I connection, the ends 14: of which extend between the layers 5 of the back pads 2, the ends Serial No. 280,558.

of the connection 12 being held upon the eircumferential arms 3 of the pads 2 by the stitching shown at 6. The ends 15 of the side straps 1 are extended between the layers 5 of pads 2 and are connected to the outer ends of the arms 3 by the stitchings 6. At their forward ends, the side straps 1 are provided, respectively, with loops 16 and 18. Slide buckles 17 connect the loops 18 and 16 with the body portions of the side straps 1, and form a means whereby the length of the loops 16 and 18 may be changed to adapt the belt to persons of differentgirths. In the loops 18 is slidably mounted a link 19, and through the link 19 is engaged a flexible U-shaped anchor strip 20, the ends of which are held by the stitching 11 between the layers 10 at the ends of the circumferential arm 8 of one of the front pads 7. In the loops 16 is mounted slidably a link 21 having an offset seat 22 adapted to be engaged with a stud 23 on a base plate 24 located at the end of the arm 8 of one of the front pads 7, the base plate 24 being located between the constituent layers 10 of the said pad 7, and being stitched therebetween, as shown at 25.

Reinforcing patches 26 of cloth or other strong flexible material are stitched at 27 to the lower ends of the arms 4 and 9, and are adapted to receive safety pins 28 whereby the forward and rear ends of the napkin are carried. The device is simple in construction, but it affords a secure means whereby the front and rear ends of the napkin may be secured, it being possible to detach the belt readily, because the seat 22 is engaged detachably with the stud 23. The loops 16 and 18 are adjustable in length, and the device, therefore, may be made to fit persons having different waist measurements. The resilient connections 12 and 29 at the front and the back of the belt, permit the belt to yield and the wearer is caused little or no discomfort. The ends of the parts 12 and 1 are securely connected,

either directly or indirectly to the constituent layers of the pads 2 and 7, and the article, therefore, will stand a strong pull and much rough wear, without pulling apart. The elas tic resilient connection 29, at the front of the belt, is mounted like the connection 12, the

ends 30 of the connection 29 being held by the stiticsh zing 11 between the layers 10 of the front pa In the modification shown in Figure 3 of the drawings, the pads 7 and the connection 29 have been consolidated into a single pad 50 to which the straps 1 may be attached, as shown at 51, in the manner hereinbefore described. It will be understood Without specific illustration, that the pads 2, at the back of the device, may be replaced, in the same wa by a single pad.

at is claimed is A catamenial napkin holder including a belt comprising a pair of inverted L-shaped front pads, and a pair of inverted L-shaped back pads, each pad including a depending arm and a circumferential arm, each pad being made up of layers, and stitchings joining the layers, side straps having their rear ends extended between the layers of the back pads and connected by the stitchings to the circumstantial arms of the back pads, adjustable loops at the forward ends of the side straps, means for holding the loops at adjusted lengths, links in the loops, unions between the links and the circumferential arms of the front pads, one union being permanent, and one union being a separable cast-01f, parts of the unions being held by the stitchings between the layers of the circumferential arms of the front pad, an elastic connection joining the back pads, and an elastic connection join ing the front pads, the ends of the connections being secured by the stitchings between the layers of the several ads.

In testimony that claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature.

VERONICA D. MCKELVEY. 

